1But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.stylus2 Peter 3:3, 2 Peter 3:3, 2 Timothy 4:3, 2 Timothy 4:3, 1 Timothy 4:12For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,stylusPhilippians 2:21, Philippians 2:21, Romans 1:29, Romans 1:31, Romans 1:293unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good,stylusJude 1:18, Jude 1:18, Romans 1:31, Romans 1:31, Matthew 10:214traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,stylus1 Timothy 3:6, Philippians 3:18, Philippians 3:19, Jude 1:4, 1 Timothy 3:65having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!stylusIsaiah 29:13, Isaiah 29:13, Titus 1:16, Titus 1:16, Matthew 23:276They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions,stylusJude 1:4, Jude 1:4, 2 Peter 3:17, Titus 3:3, 2 Peter 3:177who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.stylus2 Timothy 4:3, 2 Timothy 4:4, 2 Timothy 4:3, 2 Timothy 4:4, Ephesians 4:148Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.stylusRevelation 2:20, 1 Timothy 6:5, Acts 13:8, Acts 13:11, Revelation 2:209But they will not advance much further. For just like Jannes and Jambres, their folly will be plain to everyone.stylus2 Timothy 3:8, 2 Timothy 3:8, Exodus 7:12, Exodus 7:12, Jeremiah 28:1510You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance,stylus1 Timothy 6:11, 1 Timothy 6:11, Titus 2:7, Titus 2:7, 2 Peter 1:511my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.stylusPsalms 34:19, Psalms 34:19, Acts 14:5, Acts 14:6, 2 Corinthians 11:2312Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,stylus1 Peter 3:14, 1 Peter 3:14, 1 Peter 4:12, 1 Peter 4:16, 1 Peter 4:1213while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.stylus1 Timothy 4:1, 1 Timothy 4:1, 2 Peter 2:20, 2 Peter 2:20, 2 Timothy 3:814But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you have learned them.stylus1 Thessalonians 2:13, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Timothy 2:2, 2 Timothy 2:2, 2 Timothy 1:1315From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.stylusPsalms 119:98, Psalms 119:99, Psalms 119:98, Psalms 119:99, Luke 24:4516All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,stylusRomans 15:4, Romans 15:4, Hebrews 4:12, Hebrews 4:12, 2 Peter 1:1917so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.stylusEphesians 2:10, Ephesians 2:10, 2 Timothy 2:21, 2 Corinthians 9:8, 2 Timothy 2:21